Erode: A 22-year old man from Bihar was hacked to death here allegedly by three people, including a couple, after they didn't get the ransom they had demanded from his mother, police said on Wednesday.
Bihar resident Navin Kumar Patel (23) and his wife Sasikala (22) were residing here for the past six months and used to work in a dyeing factory in Erode.
They befriended Nitish Kumar (22) from Dindigul while they were returning to Erode from the northern state, the police said and added that Patel promised Nitish a good job in a water packaging unit.
Believing this, the latter came to Erode few days back and did not return to Dindigul. His mother complained to the Dindigul police stating that she had not heard from her son since he left for Erode to meet Patel.